Sanming

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Sanming
三明
閩中
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Simplified 三明
 - Traditional
 - Pinyin Sānmíng
Country China
Province Fujian
Area
 - Prefecture-level city 22,900 km2 (8,841.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 - Prefecture-level city 2,630,000
 - Density 114.8/km2 (297.5/sq mi)
 - Metro 1,130,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 365000
Area code(s) 598
GDP (2008) CNY 66.692 billion
 - per capita CNY 25,407
License Plate 闽G
Local dialect Min Zhong
Website www.sm.gov.cn

Sanming (simplified Chinese: 三明pinyin: Sānmíng) is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south, and the province of Jiangxi to the west.

Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun mountains.

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[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Sanming administers 2 districts, 1 county-level city, 9 counties.

[edit] History

In 1940 Sanyuan County was established. In 1956, Mingxi and Sanyuan Counties were combined to Sanming County, then in 1960 it was replaced with Sanming city.

[edit] Population

Sanming has a wide range of people who migrated there from other areas of Fujian during the 1960s due to Government encouragement.

[edit] Environment

Sanming has four well preserved and protected National Parks. The city was labeled as one of the most "green" cities in China.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "2008年三明市国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Simplified Chinese). Sanmin Municipal Statistic Bureau. 2009-04-03. http://tjj.sm.gov.cn/tjgb/ndgb/200906/t20090610_80512.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 

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Coordinates: 26°15′N 117°37′E / 26.25°N 117.617°E / 26.25; 117.617